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Firmware Upgrade

23.1

Overview

This chapter explains how to upload new firmware to your AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries. You can

download new firmware releases from your nearest ZyXEL FTP site (or www.zyxel.com) to use to

upgrade your device’s performance.

Only use firmware for your device’s specific model. Refer to the label on

the bottom of your AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries.

23.2

The Firmware Screen

Click

Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade

to open the following

screen. The upload process uses

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the

system will reboot.

Do NOT turn off the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries while firmware upload

is in progress!

Figure 108

Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

After you see the firmware updating screen, wait two minutes before logging into the AMG1302/

AMG1202-TSeries again.

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Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Current Firmware

Version

This is the present Firmware version.

File Path

Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click

Browse...

to find it.

Browse...

Click this to find the .bin file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress

compressed (.zip) files before you can upload them.

Upload

Click this to begin the upload process. This process may take up to two minutes.

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Figure 109

Firmware Uploading

The AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network

disconnect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop.

Figure 110

Network Temporarily Disconnected

After two minutes, log in again and check your new firmware version in the

Status

screen.

If the upload was not successful, an error screen will appear. Click

OK

to go back to the

Firmware

Upgrade

screen.

Figure 111

Error Message

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Backup/Restore

24.1

Overview

The

Backup/Restore

screen allows you to backup and restore device configurations. You can also

reset your device settings back to the factory default.

24.2

The Backup/Restore Screen

Click

Maintenance

> Backup/Restore

. Information related to factory defaults, backup

configuration, and restoring configuration appears in this screen, as shown next.

Figure 112

Maintenance > Backup/Restore

Backup Configuration

Backup Configuration allows you to back up (save) the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries’s current

configuration to a file on your computer. Once your AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries is configured and

functioning properly, it is highly recommended that you back up your configuration file before

making configuration changes. The backup configuration file will be useful in case you need to

return to your previous settings.

Click

Backup

to save the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries’s current configuration to your computer.

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Restore Configuration

Restore Configuration allows you to upload a new or previously saved configuration file from your

computer to your AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries.

Do not turn off the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries while configuration file

upload is in progress.

After the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries configuration has been restored successfully, the login screen

appears. Login again to restart the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries.

The AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network

disconnect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop.

Figure 113

Network Temporarily Disconnected

If you restore the default configuration, you may need to change the IP address of your computer

to be in the same subnet as that of the default device IP address (192.168.1.1). See

Appendix A on

page 245

for details on how to set up your computer’s IP address.

If the upload was not successful, an error screen will appear. Click

OK

to go back to the

Configuration

screen.

Reset to Factory Defaults

Click the

Reset

button to clear all user-entered configuration information and return the AMG1302/

AMG1202-TSeries to its factory defaults. The following warning screen appears.

Figure 114

Reset Warning Message

Wait until the AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries’s login screen appears. You can also press the

RESET

button on the rear panel to reset the factory defaults of your AMG1302/AMG1202-TSeries. Refer to

Section 1.7 on page 19

for more information on the

RESET

button.

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Restore Configuration

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

File Path

Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click

Browse...

to find it.

Browse...

Click this to find the file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress

compressed (.ZIP) files before you can upload them.

Upload

Click this to begin the upload process.

Reset

Click this to reset your device settings back to the factory default.